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 1 1 |    watchful over the things~which were necessary for the administration
 2 1 |       this, he honoured those who were true philosophers, and he
 3 1 |          occupations. His secrets were not but very few and very
 4 1 |          time after, because they were then still young; that I
 5 2 |          act of thy life as if it were the last, laying aside all~
 6 2 |     becomes an abscess and, as it were, a tumour on the universe,
 7 3 |       will go as readily as if he~were going to do anything else
 8 4 |        what is just, and as if it were done by one who~assigns
 9 4 |       great efforts soon fell and were resolved into the elements.
10 4 |          is fit.~ The words which were formerly familiar are now
11 4 |       also~the names of those who were famed of old, are now in
12 4 |         to act and speak as if we~were asleep, for even in sleep
13 4 |     terrible~insolence as if they were immortal; and how many cities
14 4 |       many to be buried, and then were carried out themselves.
15 5 |        what he has brought, if it~were not useful for the whole.
16 5 |           to philosophy~as if she were a master, but act like those
17 5 |      perceive the difference. For were it not so, this saying would~
18 5 |            if indeed these~things were good. But now the more of
19 6 | Macedonian and his groom by death were brought to~the same state;
20 6 |       same state; for either they were received among the same
21 6 |          of the universe, or they were alike dispersed among the~
22 6 |          hast perceived that they were only~dreams which troubled
23 6 |        which we do as if the gods were~present and lived with us-
24 7 |        the emerald, or the purple were always saying this,~Whatever
25 7 |     universal substance, as if it were~wax, now moulds a horse,
26 7 |     things happened, and how they were vexed, and treated them
27 8 | Heraclitus and Socrates? For they were acquainted with~things,
28 8 |           principles of these men were the same. But as to the
29 8 |            and to how many things were they slaves?~ Consider that
30 8 |  conscious of it?~And if the dead were conscious, would they be
31 8 |           be pleased? And if they~were pleased, would that make
32 8 |        would those do after these were~dead? All this is foul smell
33 8 |       enough. Do not add, And why were~such things made in the
34 8 |           a right~line, and as it were is divided when it meets
35 9 |    principles of the things which~were to be, and having determined
36 9 |          solemn looks,~as if they were doing something great, but
37 10|          or~vexed as if something were happening contrary to nature,
38 10|          and in change, and as it were putrefaction or~dispersion,
39 10|         time ago to how many they were slaves~and for what things;
40 10|        now are, in time~past also were; and consider that they
41 10|            Croesus;~for all those were such dramas as we see now,
42 10|       they who cry~out as if they were worthy of credit and bestow
43 11|          man?~ At first tragedies were brought on the stage as
44 11|   judgement about an act as if it were~something grievous, and
45 11|           said to his friends who were ashamed of him and drew
46 12|           happen daily as if they~were something unexpected, and
47 12|           have done it. For if it were just, it~would also be possible;
48 12|       also be possible; and if it were according to nature, nature~
49 12|        with the gods, unless they~were most excellent and most
50 12|        various affects, and as it were~pull thee by the strings.